Re: r25541 - docs/Perl6/Spec

2009-03-01 Thread Timothy S. Nelson
On Fri, 27 Feb 2009, Henry Baragar wrote: I am starting to get overwhelmed by the number of special names and I am wondering why we need to have a flat naming space? For example, wouldn't it be easier to remember (and to introspect) the following? I vote in favour of the general idea, alth

Re: r25541 - docs/Perl6/Spec

2009-02-27 Thread Henry Baragar
I am starting to get overwhelmed by the number of special names and I am wondering why we need to have a flat naming space? For example, wouldn't it be easier to remember (and to introspect) the following? $*SYSTEM.uid $*SYSTEM.euid $*SYSTEM.pid $*SYSTEM.perl $*SYSTEM.env $*